to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
will not do; do not; does not
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
way out; means to escape; escape route
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
having not the slightest idea
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
review; reconsideration; revision
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation